Today I spent a couple hours playing '90s console games. I missed out on the Sega Saturn while it was in production.
But I've played almost enough vidya for this life and now I'm getting into traditional games like chess, poker, and bridge.
I like to get away from sitting in front of a screen, but do end up playing online a lot for the huge player bases.
A while ago I started to get the same feeling, like I should stop spending so much time playing games. Instead of doing that, I changed the way I think about games. Now, I view them as an interactive piece of art that someone has made, rather than just playing a game. I think it's a better approach to gaming in general because once you get into that mindset, you start appreciating the little things a bit more, and noticing more stuff in games.
I have always played FIFA regularly since I was about 5. That's probably the game I have the most hours in. I am starting to play less and less new console releases and I'm getting more into PC releases instead. They're far more interesting and there is a ridiculous amount of variety on PC. I tend to play 3-4 games at a time, and constantly try new releases on PC.
At the moment I'm switching between XCOM, Overfall and Neon Chrome, but I still have a ton of new releases that I haven't played yet. I got Ultimate General Civil War today.
I haven't tried any of the X-COM reboot series, but I spent a lot of time on the first three X-COM games.
I was always more of a PC gamer, going back to C64. I haven't owned a 6th-gen or later console. All the best RPGs and strategy games were on PC.
FIFA seems popular. Soccer wasn't popular when I was a kid, I figure that's why I haven't played much of any soccer games. I was crazy for NHL games.
Lately, I have been into playing old N64 games with my 6 year old. She loves playing Majora's Mask and Mario Kart. I have played Magic:the Gathering for almost 20 years. These days I don't play much, but for quite a while I was huge into playing tournaments but it gets expensive and I got sick of the people. Way too many 30 year old ham planets with hygiene issues that live in their moms basement.
On N64 I'd be playing deathmatches in Goldeneye or Perfect Dark. Maybe not appropriate for your daughter atm :v
The people that come with a game can be a bummer. If I want to play bridge face to face instead of online, 90% of the players here are senior citizens. Hygiene is good but I'm very competitive and many of them just wanna hang out.
We play a little bit of Perfect Dark and 007. She mostly runs around blowing stuff up, but she thinks it's mean if you shoot a person. Lol
At least the old people smell is better than the stench of onions and desperation.
I was playing a shit ton of DOOM (2016) but kinda stopped. I've been playing Rocket League again here and there, I'm looking for the next big thing and waiting impatiently for Quake Champions.
The greatest, and maybe one of the oldest, online games : Warlight
Games that have simple rules, but infinite strategy are the ones I get hooked on. Like chess, or Risk.
Or better, Warlight.
Things I play relatively often are Crusader Kings 2, Europa Universalis 4, and 7 Days to Die. Other stuff I play occasionally are Death Road to Canada, Deus Ex, Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence, Skyrim, and Tyranny. That's all PC stuff. I haven't touched my console in a long time, which is a shame because a lot of my favorite games I own are on there too.
I'd happily sit down and play a game of Chess with with anyone. My friends are I are also greatly into other kinds of board games that are a bit more "gamer"-like, if that makes sense. So I have Forbidden Island, Latice, and Munchkin that are great fun, with the right people. Last week, I met up with two friends at one of their houses and we jammed to Arkham Horror, and it's 10 million different cardboard tokens :p. I also own Settlers of Catan, Illuminati, and I think something else, but I forget what it is now.
My friends and I are all TTRPG fans, so that might be our favorite thing to do, but I find myself wanting to get involved more with board and card games like the above more and more, especially since getting a common meeting time is becoming harder and harder (4 of my old group's players are now married, myself included; and we all have jobs).